SEVERE WEATHER: Tornadoes Level Neighborhoods

WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The mayor of Washington, Ill., estimates that up to 500 homes in his town were either damaged or destroyed by a wave of fierce storms that brought damaging winds and tornadoes to 12 states yesterday.

Mayor Gary Manier says, "Everybody's without power, but some people are without everything."

At least six people in Illinois were killed and dozens more injured.

Washington resident Curt Zehr says his wife and adult son scrambled into their basement when Zehr spotted a funnel cloud.

Zehr says moments later, the house was gone, but his family was uninjured.

Forecasters say Illinois was the hardest hit. The National Weather Service say up to 40 tornadoes may have hit the Midwest.

JACKSON, Mississippi - A neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi isn't letting a few potholes dull their holiday spirit. To fix the dilemma, they added a Christmas tree to cover the problem. The holiday timber was placed on top of the sinkhole along Poplar Boulevard. Residents say they did this because the city went weeks without repairing the street.

JACKSON, Mississippi - A neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi isn't letting a few potholes dull their holiday spirit. To fix the dilemma, they added a Christmas tree to cover the problem. The holiday timber was placed on top of the sinkhole along Poplar Boulevard. Residents say they did this because the city went weeks without repairing the street.

PEABODY, Mass. - An expecting father in Massachusetts has shown off his paternal glow with a pregnancy photo shoot. Peabody resident Nick Roberts surprised his pregnant girlfriend with the photos at their gender reveal party in June before their son Logan was born. Some of the photos show Roberts posing at a beach in the town of Nahant, cradling his visible belly.

PEABODY, Mass. - An expecting father in Massachusetts has shown off his paternal glow with a pregnancy photo shoot. Peabody resident Nick Roberts surprised his pregnant girlfriend with the photos at their gender reveal party in June before their son Logan was born. Some of the photos show Roberts posing at a beach in the town of Nahant, cradling his visible belly.

MISSOULA, Mont. - Law enforcement officers in western Montana have a "person of interest" they want to interview after a box containing the bones and teeth of three children were found in the shed of a Missoula home in September.

MISSOULA, Mont. - Law enforcement officers in western Montana have a "person of interest" they want to interview after a box containing the bones and teeth of three children were found in the shed of a Missoula home in September.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Spokane, Washington, man was sentenced to seven years in prison and 25 years under the supervision of the Oregon Psychiatry Security Review Board for a crash that killed three people last year. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 32-year-old Nathan James Verhaeghe was sentenced last week after he pleaded guilty in October to first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree manslaughter.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Spokane, Washington, man was sentenced to seven years in prison and 25 years under the supervision of the Oregon Psychiatry Security Review Board for a crash that killed three people last year. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 32-year-old Nathan James Verhaeghe was sentenced last week after he pleaded guilty in October to first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree manslaughter.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - An unknown man exposed himself in a neighborhood near the campus of Western Washington University, marking the third indecent exposure reported to police in four days. The Bellingham Herald reports the latest incident occurred Monday night, and the man roughly matches the description of a suspect from a Friday exposure incident. Bellingham police have not indicated if the latest indecent exposure is linked to the man police say is responsible for more ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - An unknown man exposed himself in a neighborhood near the campus of Western Washington University, marking the third indecent exposure reported to police in four days. The Bellingham Herald reports the latest incident occurred Monday night, and the man roughly matches the description of a suspect from a Friday exposure incident. Bellingham police have not indicated if the latest indecent exposure is linked to the man police say is responsible for more ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - All four members of a Polish death metal band have been released from jail as they await trial on charges they raped a Spokane woman. Defense attorney Steve Graham says the order was granted for his client on Monday in Spokane County Superior Court. The other three members of the band Decapitated were released on Nov. 22.

SPOKANE, Wash. - All four members of a Polish death metal band have been released from jail as they await trial on charges they raped a Spokane woman. Defense attorney Steve Graham says the order was granted for his client on Monday in Spokane County Superior Court. The other three members of the band Decapitated were released on Nov. 22.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A day ahead of a vote by the Federal Communications Commission on a plan to undo the country's net-neutrality rules, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he and other state leaders will take steps to protect consumers regardless of the outcome of the vote.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A day ahead of a vote by the Federal Communications Commission on a plan to undo the country's net-neutrality rules, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he and other state leaders will take steps to protect consumers regardless of the outcome of the vote.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a man in connection with the rape and murder of a teenager near Bellingham nearly 30 years ago. The Bellingham Herald reports Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo said DNA evidence led to the arrest of 50-year-old Timothy Bass of Everson on Tuesday. Sheriff's detectives arrested Bass on suspicion of murder, kidnapping and rape. Mandy Stavik vanished in 1989 on the Friday after Thanksgiving while jogging near her home ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a man in connection with the rape and murder of a teenager near Bellingham nearly 30 years ago. The Bellingham Herald reports Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo said DNA evidence led to the arrest of 50-year-old Timothy Bass of Everson on Tuesday. Sheriff's detectives arrested Bass on suspicion of murder, kidnapping and rape. Mandy Stavik vanished in 1989 on the Friday after Thanksgiving while jogging near her home ...

KHQ.COM - If you're into watching movies in theaters AND at home, Costco has a deal for you! The wholesaler is offering an evoucher that bundles a full year of access to MoviePass and Fandor for only $89.99. MoviePass, which gives free movie tickets, usually costs $120 a year alone. Twelve months of Fandor, a movie streaming service, is $60.

KHQ.COM - If you're into watching movies in theaters AND at home, Costco has a deal for you! The wholesaler is offering an evoucher that bundles a full year of access to MoviePass and Fandor for only $89.99. MoviePass, which gives free movie tickets, usually costs $120 a year alone. Twelve months of Fandor, a movie streaming service, is $60.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. - A couple in Florida is overjoyed after winning a baby through a radio contest. A baby? In a radio contest? Let me explain. Anthony and Krista Rivera were one of 35 couples who entered the B-103.9 competition in Florida.

LEE COUNTY, Fla. - A couple in Florida is overjoyed after winning a baby through a radio contest. A baby? In a radio contest? Let me explain. Anthony and Krista Rivera were one of 35 couples who entered the B-103.9 competition in Florida.